“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it, is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” —William Arthur Ward

As the campus pauses for the Thanksgiving holiday, Georgia State University’s College of Law faculty, students and staff found time away from preparing for final examination to express appreciation for their family, friends and the college.

“You regard yourselves as lawyers, but I want you to think of yourselves as a special kind of lawyer — a Georgia State Lawyer ” said Roy Sobelson, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law, to the Class of 2014 as it was sworn in on Nov. 21.

“In the United States and in the world, we blame domestic violence on the woman. Women get this pervasive message at a young age. Guilt, shame and stigma are ingrained into the center of our being,” said Jessica Gabel, associate professor of law at Georgia State University, during the more »